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| 1. | Very Funny; Yet Not So Funny |
| (Deerwood, MN USA) March 29, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| This witty tale of the daily life of pharmaceutical peddlers will have you
in the
kind of stitches that don't require the doctor's needle and
thread. But when the laughter stops, you realize that you have been
reminded... read full review |
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| 2. | HILARIOUS AND PROVOCATIVE |
| (Short Hills, NJ United States) March 21, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I'm an executive at a major drug company and I hesitated at first about
writing a review for "Hard Sell." But in the end I just couldn't resist.
"Hard Sell" is simply too funny and too important to ignore. It was a long
time... read full review |
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| 3. | The Catch-22 of the Pharmaceutical World! |
| (New York, NY) March 16, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| One of the best books that I've read in a very long time! Jamie Reidy's
Hard Sell is the Catch-22 of the corporate pharmaceutical world -
hilarious account of a shocking situation. As a busy medical resident, I
rarely have... read full review |
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| 4. | Very Funny |
| (Minneapolis, MN) March 15, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Great work. I was actually laughing so hard while reading it that I woke
up my wife. The Army vs. Pfizer analogies were extremely hilarious. The
author certainly had his priorities straight. At least now I know... read full review |
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| 5. | Funny & Sad - Drug Sales Are Not About Science |
| (Conneticut, USA) April 7, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| This book is about how drugs are pushed and sold by big pharma and their
drug reps. The science of many of the new drugs is questionable and
unimpressive. Drugs which really should be sold based upon their true
scientific... read full review |
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| 6. | Very Funny! Very accurate! |
| (Woodbridge, VA) March 29, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| My sister went to school with the author and e-mailed me when she heard he
had written a book. I thought...why not support a fellow ND grad...so I
bought it. My wife picked it up first and read it in 3 days (in... read full review |
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| 7. | Funny and Insightful |
| (Rockland County, NY) April 5, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I read this book while my flight out of New York was delayed again, and
again, and AGAIN by bad weather -- and the time just flew by. Reidy's
crazy schemes for getting out of work are simply hilarious; he is Ferris
Bueler... read full review |
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| 8. | Fun Book, But was disclosing pharma secrets worth it? |
| (Rockland County, NY) March 29, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| This was a fun book to read, however the author was recently terminated
from Eli Lilly for writing it! I wonder if it was worth it for him to
spill all of those drug rep secrets? |
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| 9. | Everyone should read this book! |
| (New Jersey) March 31, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I read this book in a day and a half, while taking care of two toddlers.
Normally it takes me over a week to read a book. I could not put "Hard
Sell" down! Jamie Reidy is witty, charming and hilarious. Everyone... read full review |
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| 10. | Too funny! |
| (Ballwin, MO USA) March 13, 2005 - 4.0/5 stars |
| I have no idea how much of Hard Sell is true and how much is
fiction/wishful thinking, but this is a very entertaining book. Reidy's
account of getting Zyrtec on the formulary of a large HMO will raise the
blood pressure... read full review |
